Antique Pistols and Revolvers
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1851 U.S Army Haston & Co Middletown Connecticut Model 1842 .54 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Cavalry Pistol. Sn 20475. - 20475 These single-shot black powder muzzle loaders were made between 1845 and 1852. The pistols saw service in the American Indian wars, Mexican wars and later In the American Civil war. This is an original U.S Army Haston & Co Middletown Connecticut 1851 Dated Model 1842 .54 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Cavalry Pistol. This pistol has a Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The metal & brass have factory / military acceptance marks (illustrated). The wood is all original with knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected. The lock plate is signed by the maker Haston & Co Middtn Conn’ together with US army mark and 1851 date. The 8 ½” barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and service use. It measures 14 ¼” overall length. The pistol retains the original captive iron ramrod. The pistol has a brass blade fore sight. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20475. £1,195.00 |
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**SCARCE**TRANSITIONAL**MINT BORE**Cased, Victorian English, Thomas Kerslake Baker’s 1852 Patent, German Silver Frame, 54 Bore Six Chamber Cap & Ball Revolving Lever Cock Percussion Pistol. Sn 21229 - 21229 Thomas Baker was born on the 25th of September, 1800. He owned a gunsmithing business at 88 Fleet Street in London, and patented a type of hammer for percussion revolver in 1852, which had a notched cocking handle attached. This hammer achieved fair popularity with British revolvers of the time. In 1857, Frederick T. Baker took over Thomas’ business and produced hunting shotguns until the twentieth century. Thomas Baker passed away in his late 70’s in 1879 (British Patent No. 3230 of 24 April 1852 for his ‘long-spur hammer’ see A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, 1968, p. 46, pl. 6 and pp. 68-69, fig. 8). This is a scarce cased transitional Bakers Registered 1852 Patent Six Chamber Revolving Lever Cock Pistol in excellent condition. The pistol is 11 ¼” overall length. It retains its original finish throughout, 5” octagonal to round blued barrel and cylinder, long lever action hammer marked Bakers Patent, engraved German silver frame with serial number ‘1911’ The cylinder & barrel have English black powder proofs. The pistol’s original Walnut grips are undamaged. The pistol’s cocking and firing actions are crisp. Its safety bolt works correctly at half cock to prevent firing when loading percussion caps. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined multi groove rifling. The pistol is contained in its wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). Inside the lid of the case is an original trade label with instructions for use. The price for this excellent, rare to find cased transitional pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21229 £2,250.00 |
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C1790 English Henry Nock London Flintlock Blunderbuss Coaching Pistol With Brass Cannon Barrel. Sn 21338 - 21338 Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. As well as supplying the military and civilian markets, Nock made expensive pieces for the aristocracy and Royalty and was an appointed gun maker to the King. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. Nock made quality firearms including Brown Bess pattern weapons for the British Military. This is a very rare, large bore blunderbuss flintlock pistol by Nock. These types of pistol were favoured by Coach drivers to defend against Highwaymen attack. It is 10” overall with a 4 ¾” brass cannon barrel. The flared muzzle is approx. 1 ¼” diameter. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. It has its original undamaged walnut stock inlaid with void brass shield escutcheon & brass fittings including trigger guard with Pineapple finial & ram rod flutes. The cock is fitted with flint and the action works as it should. The action is signed ‘H. Nock’ and the top of the barrel ‘London’. The barrel has crisp black powder proofs. It is complete with wood ram rod which has a brass end cap. The price for this blunderbuss flintlock pistol by a prestigious maker includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21338 £1,645.00 |
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1893 Dated, Winchester Repeating Arms Company (WRA Co) USA Model 1887 Law Enforcement & Stage Coach Companies Obsolete Calibre 10 Gauge Under Lever Action Shotgun. - A 1080 The Model 1887 was one of the first truly successful repeating shotguns. Its lever-action design was chosen at the behest of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, best known at the time as manufacturers of lever-action firearms such as the Winchester model 1873. Designer John Browning suggested that a pump-action would be much more appropriate for a repeating shotgun, but Winchester management's position was that, at the time, the company was known as a "lever-action firearm company" and felt that their new shotgun must also be a lever-action for reasons of brand recognition. The shotguns were used widely by U.S. law enforcement agencies and stagecoach companies. This Model 1887 is furnished with a 30” barrel. The weapons serial number is 45364 which dates its manufacture to 1893. The metalwork and wood is all original and the barrel has staining which is consistent with use. The action tang has crisp Winchester name and 1886 Patent detail. The action has the Winchester ‘WRA’ monogram stamped to the left hand side. The shotgun has a bead fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1080 £2,950.00 |
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American Marlin Firearms Company Brass Frame ‘XXX Standard 1872’ .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Revolver With Tip Up Barrel. Sn 21286 - 21286 This is a Marlin XXX Standard 1872 .32 rim fire single action revolver with 'Tip up' barrel and brass frame. It has a 3” barrel and sheathed trigger. The barrel’s bore is clean with well defined rifling. Its single action firing mechanism & tip up action work as they should. The original, American Rosewood grips are excellent and undamaged. The left side of the barrel is stamped 'JM Marlin New Haven CT USA Pat July 1 1878'. The top of the barrel is marked ‘XXX Standard’ & very faint ‘1872’. It has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21286 (drawers office) £675.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 19/03) *Cased 1797-1829 English Scott Of Melford (Suffolk) Over & Under, Double Barrel, Tap Action, 54 Bore, Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Turn Off Steel Barrels & Accessories. Sn 21278 - 21278 Stephen Scott was an English Suffolk based gunmaker recorded at Long Melford 1797-1829. He is also recorded at Sudbury in 1797 (see page 327 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown). This is a quality made over & under, tap action flintlock traveling pistol by Stephen Scott. It's round steel screw off barrels are 2 ¼” in length (7 ½” overall). The smooth bores have light staining and residue consistent with age and use. The action has black powder proofs. Its steel frame is nicely engraved on both sides with martial banners and arms. On the left side the motif bears the maker’s name 'Scott' and the right ‘Melford’. The trigger guard is engraved with a foliate design. It has a steel slide safety bolt, steel pan and cock. The pistol's bag shaped walnut grip is undamaged and the back is inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply and the tap action operated by a lever on the left side of the pan functions as it should. The pistols are complete with wood case. The case has a hinged lid. The front of the case has a brass lock (key absent) and 2 hook fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with felt & has compartments for the pistol & accessories which comprise, an original steel ‘T’ shaped multi tool (key to unscrew barrels, screwdriver tip, hollow section to contain gun oil with screw off cap and integral oil applicator tool), a separate steel pin / ram tool and a small polished horn powder flask with metal screw top lid. The price for this desirable pistol with accessories includes UK delivery. NB as an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21278 £0.00 |
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C1840’s Allen & Wheelock 1845 Patent 5 Shot 120 Bore Bar Hammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver With Tooled Decoration. Sn 21283 - 21283 The firm of Allen & Wheelock was a true powerhouse of American arms manufacturing during the middle of the 19th century. Unlike the major American arms producers of the era like Colt and Remington, Allen & Wheelock concentrated upon manufacturing arms for civilian sale rather than focusing on trying to obtain government military contracts. The company was founded in 1831 when Ethan Allen started to make cutlery in Milford, MA. Allen’s primary line was the knives and tools needed for cobblers. Allen then moved his small facility to North Grafton MA where he added a cane gun to his line of shoemaker’s tools. In 1836 Allen introduced his “Pocket Rifle”, a single action, under hammer, long barrelled rifled pistol in .31 calibre. With the initial success of this product, Allen pursued the design and patent of a double action pocket pistol and eventually the pepperboxes that would be his mainstay product line for the next 20 years. An Allen & Wheelock Pepperbox revolver similar to ours is illustrated on page 53 Figure 28 of the book ‘Pepperbox Firearms’ by Dunlap. This 5 shot double action Allen & Wheelock percussion pepperbox revolver is in very good condition. The revolver measures 6 ½” overall and has a rounded steel barrel cluster length of 2 ½”. The cluster is numbered ‘172’. The revolver's barrels have clean smooth bores and are small calibre approx. 120 bore. Its double action only firing action works crisply. The pistol has excellent undamaged 2 part walnut grip. The action & grip frame have tooled foliate decoration. The barrel cluster is signed by the maker ‘Allen & Wheelock’ and the hammer ‘Patented April 16 1845’. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21283 (drawers office) £795.00 |
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C1850 English Benjamin Cogswell London Transitional Bar Hammer 50 Bore, 6 Shot Revolver. Sn 21251 - 21251 Between 1830 and 1842 Benjamin Cogswell was described as a pawnbroker at 4 Bengal Place. He then takes over at 224 Strand address & advertises himself as “Gun and Pistol warehouse” and later as gunmaker at 224 Strand. In 1863 Benjamin Cogswell (Jnr) takes Edward Harrison into partnership. Cogswell then becomes Cogswell & Harrison at 224 Strand. The famous Cogswell & Harrison still make best quality guns today and are London’s oldest surviving gunmakers. This is an excellent original Mid 1800 Transitional Bar Hammer 6 Shot Revolver by Benjamin Cogswell. It measures 12¼” overall with a 5 ¾” octagonal rifled barrel. The barrel’s rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The frame, hammer, butt plate and trigger guard have foliate engraved decoration. The pistols metal work has aged to an attractive plum colour and it has an undamaged finely chequered Walnut grips. The barrel and cylinder have English proofs. The barrel is signed by the maker ‘B Cogswell London’. The double action only firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique bar hammer percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21251 (armoury drawers) £895.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 28/11) C1840’s English 6 Shot 120 Bore Brass Action Bar Hammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver With Ornately Tooled Decoration. Sn 21282 - 21282 This quality made C1840’s 6 Shot double action percussion pepperbox revolver is in excellent condition. Pepperbox revolvers with similar features to our German Silver action example are described and illustrated on pages 104-109 of the book Pepperbox firearms by Dunlap. The revolver measures 8” overall and has a steel barrel cluster length of 2 ¾”. The barrel ribs have English proofs. The revolver's barrels have clean smooth bores and are small calibre 120 bore. Its bar hammer double action only firing action works crisply. The pistol has excellent undamaged 2 part finely chequered walnut grip. The action & grip frame have tooled foliate decoration. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21282 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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**SOLD LAYAWAY 21/2**RARE DOUBLE TRIGGER**British Victorian Tranter’s Patent Large Frame .54" Bore Five Shot Percussion Revolver. Sn 21317 - 21317 This is an original Tranter’s Patent .54" Bore 5 shot percussion revolver with spurless hammer and rare to find double triggers. The weapon's lever loading arm & double action firing mechanism work as they should. The pistol is fired in double action by using 2 fingers to pull both triggers at the same time or the long trigger spur can be pulled moving the hammer to firing position and rotating the magazine, then the small trigger is pulled to fire the pistol. It has a 6” octagonal barrel (12 ½” overall. The barrel’s bore has just light staining consistent with age & crisp rifling. It has a large frame, post fore sight & ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The frame is faintly marked ‘No. 13040 T’. The barrel and cylinder have black powder proofs. Its dark coloured finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged & has foliate engraved decoration. There is no visible makers name. The price for this rare tranter includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21317 £0.00 |
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